Tozai Todd

So many good quotes in this:

“The sauce was sweeter than I expected, and that slowed me,” said Chestnut, who once ate 66 hot dogs and buns in 12 minutes. “I couldn’t find my rhythm. And Kobayashi is a machine.”

and

Nerz insisted competitive eating is a legitimate sport, and Kobayashi and Chestnut are world-class athletes. “This is like Ali-Frazier, Federer-Nadal,” he said.

and

“Singapore rarely gets events like this so I think it’s good,” said Rachel Tan, a 21-year-old student. “It’s entertaining, but I also feel a little sick after watching that.”

It’s still disgusting.

Singapore devours first professional eating contest; Japanese eater chews up, spits out foe

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